Montreal's inspector-general has uncovered what she calls a fraudulent manoeuvre in contracting for the new municipal library in the Pierrefonds-Roxboro borough.
Brigitte Bishop alleges that contractor Lavacon cooked up a deal with sub-contractors for circumstances where extra billing was needed. She says Lavacon told the sub-contractors to inflate their bills by up to 15%, which it then kept.
Bishop wants Lavacon put on a five-year municipal works blacklist.
The company denies there were any kickbacks.
The $24-million library will open in March.